Political statement from Typeflow about what books are

Accessibility news coming shortly – we were part of a handy thing for publishers that launched over the weekend. But this first:

As if you couldn't already tell, Typeflow does not support the new American administration, never has, and never will.

We make books. BOOKS! When you design, produce, typeset, convert, enhance a book, you are lending your personal skills and talents to someone else's message, helping them get that message across more effectively.

It's not like we're manufacturing widgets here. These aren't doorstops or shelving units. They're BOOKS. There's nothing in them EXCEPT ideas, messages, arguments, and lessons.

That's what books ARE!

And that's before we even get to ACCESSIBLE EBOOKS, which make it possible for print-disabled people to take in those ideas, messages, arguments, and lessons. Accessibility is the "A" in DEIA, and is being attacked and ripped out of national policy right along with the DEI part.

Typeflow stands for free speech.

Typeflow also stands for not helping the bad guys.

This is not an oxymoron. Everyone should be able to express their ideas – and some of them can go elsewhere for their print designs and ebook conversions.

Call it "politics" if you want – I think it's basic humanity – but I'd rather shut the company down and get a fast food job than aid the wrong causes.

"Keep politics out of business" means "Keep humanity out of human life."

Sorry, no.

These are BOOKS.

Interesting accessibility thing for publishers coming next.

Also posted on LinkedIn, where people object to this kind of thing “not being business.”